The Rockets' Red Glare Over Stonington

From the July 30, 2012, Westerly (Ct.) Sun "LaGrua Center to host War of 1812 presentation."

The Rockets red Glare Over Stonington" was presented August 15, 2012 and presented by four of the contributing authors of "The Rockets Red Glare: The War of 1812 in Connecticut."

In August 1814, the same kind of Congreve Rockets as used at the famous Battle of Fort McHenry the month before, were fired at Stonington.

The authors will also discuss why the U.S. felt it necessary to declare war and why Connecticut initially opposed the war and what was at stake in the Battle of Long Island Sound including the American use of privateers, torpedoes and submarines.

This would have been one interesting presentation.

Brock-Perry